The classical approach to studying operator ideals using tensor
norms mainly focuses on those tensor norms and operator ideals
defined by means of $\ell_p$ spaces. In a previous paper,
an interpolation space, defined via the real method
and using
$\ell_p$ spaces, was used to define a tensor
norm, and the associated minimal operator ideals were characterized.
In this paper, the next natural step is taken, that is, the
corresponding maximal operator
ideals are characterized. As an application, necessary and sufficient
conditions for the coincidence of
the maximal and minimal ideals are given.
Finally, the previous results are used in order to find some new
metric properties of the mentioned tensor norm.

We show that for $U$ and $V$ balanced open subsets of (Qno) Fr\'echet
spaces $E$ and $F$ that we have the topological identity
$$
\bigl( {\cal H}(U\times V), \tau_\omega \bigr) = \biggl( {\cal H}
\Bigl( U; \bigl( {\cal H}(V), \tau_\omega \bigr) \Bigr), \tau_\omega
\biggr).
$$
Analogous results for the compact open topology have long been
established. We also give an example to show that the (Qno)
hypothesis on both $E$ and $F$ is necessary.